by Michelle Archer | Jun 6, 2023 | Blog, Diabetes
Non-Compliance with Diabetes Are you wrestling or dancing with your patients? Written by Michelle Archer, RD, CDE As a Certified Diabetes Educator who supports health care professionals to help people Live Well with Diabetes, I cringe when I hear or read the phrase... 
by Michelle Archer | Dec 13, 2022 | Blog, Cardiovascular Disease, Cholesterol, Diabetes, Heart Health, Triglycerides
This blog post is a summary of a lecture recently held at the 2022 Diabetes Canada Conference in Calgary, Alberta. The Hidden Risk Marker in Diabetes – Triglycerides and Cardiovascular Risk Speaker: Dr. Akshay Jain, MD, FRCPC, FACE, CCD, ECNU, DABIM,... 
by Michelle Archer | Nov 29, 2020 | Blog, Blood Sugar Testing, Diabetes, Freestyle Libre, Hypoglycemia, Insurance Coverage
NIHB Coverage for the Freestyle Libre As a Canadian Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE) I have had the opportunity to assist many individuals to access and use the Freestyle Libre flash glucose monitor to assist with their diabetes management. A colleague recently... 
by Michelle Archer | Sep 24, 2020 | Blog, Diabetes, Newly Diagnosed
Screening for Diabetes In Canada How do we know who to screen and when to screen for diabetes in Canada? Do we screen for Type 1 diabetes or only type 2 diabetes? Read on to learn more about the current Canadian diabetes screening approaches. Screening for Type 1... 
by Michelle Archer | Jul 23, 2020 | Uncategorized
The Freestyle Libre 2, Abbott’s Flash Glucose Monitoring (FGM) device has recently been approved in the USA as an integrated continuous glucose monitor (iCGM). The new device will use Bluetooth technology to alert the user of high and low blood sugars which CGM...